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Wearing sari and riding pillion?
Don Sebastian
Sunday, August 24, 2008 04:10 IST
Kerala HC wants women pillion riders to sit astride
KOCHI: The Kerala High Court has suggested the central and state governments to make it mandatory for women pillion riders to sit astride. The governments may even bar women from wearing sari or other loose dress to prevent accidents, the court observed while hearing an appeal against a Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal order. The Centre has been asked to see if it could amend the Motor Vehicles Act (MVA) in this regard. Both the governments must reply to the court within six weeks.
A division bench comprising Justice CN Ramachandran Nair and Justice VK Mohanan, while hearing an appeal for higher compensation by an accident victim, Susamma Thomas from Kollam, observed Friday that women pillion riders who sat sideways were more prone to falls when the two-wheelers twisted and turned on potholes-infested roads. This posture even increased the risk of accidents.
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